"Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to……" — Epicurus
"Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one's old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one's soul's healthy."
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136 Quotes by Epicurus
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The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.
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My garden does not whet the appetite; it satisfies it. It does not provoke thirst through heedless indulgence, but slakes…
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Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not…
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Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.
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Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.
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In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
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Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life,…
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Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.
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A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in…
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When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he…
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Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.
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It is vain to ask of the gods what man is capable of supplying for himself.
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And I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator.
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In dedicating his estate to the honoring of endeavors that benefit mankind, Alfred Nobel expressed a lifelong concern that is…
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Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening…
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Now I am dedicating that life to campaigning against the death penalty and raising awareness about human rights.
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Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, actualize yourself.
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People haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to…
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Prayer is dedicating our thought, feeling and action to the expression of goodness. It is to become like a window…
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Marriage has for women many equivalents of joining a mass movement. It offers them a new purpose in life, a…
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Prayer works in the mind as a healing force. It calms the patient, enlightens the physician, guides the surgeon, and…
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